Residents Unite to Re-establish St. Peters Community Council
St. Peters, August 22, 2024 — A dedicated group of St. Peters residents convened to explore the revival of the Community Council of St. Peters. The meeting, organized by members of the St. Peters Activity Committee, More...
Taxi drivers express concerns about additional licenses
PHILIPSBURG -- Taxi permit holders are up in arms about the 120 licenses the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication issued at the end of last year. The permit holders published a More...
Netherlands does not have its house in order, says MP Heyliger-Marten
PHILIPSBURG — The fall of the Rutte IV-cabinet “underscores the risk of being dependent on a nation that does not have its own house in order, despite all its unlimited financial and other resources and More...
Prime Minister Jacobs meets with Ballast Nedam International Projects CEO
Philipsburg – On Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs held an introductory meeting with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ballast Nedam International Projects B.V., Mr. Roy van Eijsden. Ballast More...
SMMC Supervisory Board notifies Minister VSA, that “The Australian doctor,” is just a candidate for the CEO position
PHILIPSBURG— Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley met with the Supervisory Board Representatives, Mr. Robert-Jan James and Mr. Jim Rosen, of the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) More...
MP Wescot wants urgent meeting of the Decolonization Committee of Parliament
“The route to the UN via the CLG petition is a way to circumvent the route to the people of St. Maarten for their opinion.” PHILIPSBURG — MP Sarah Wescot is of the opinion that the longer the government More...
Two MPs keep bashing airport director Mingo
PHILIPSBURG -- Just two members of Parliament keep insisting that the Brian Mingo has to be fired from his position as CEO of the Princess Juliana International Airport Exploitation company: Claudius Buncamper More...
MP Wescot wants DeCo meeting to discuss Pro Soualiga Foundation
MP Wescot-Williams wants meeting of Constitutional and Decolonization Committee of Parliament. Wants to discuss the consequences of the endorsement by Parliament of the Pro Soualiga Foundation. Philipsburg, St. More...
SCDF, new Kaiso association meet, discuss Carnival 2021 participation
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) and the newly formed Calypso association SKA (Soualiga Kaiso Association) met on Friday last to discuss areas of cooperation moving forward More...
Parliament hops on the de-colonization bandwagon
PHILIPSBURG – Members of Parliament approved a motion on Thursday that instructs the government to complete the de-colonization process by hiring lawyers that should also pursue reparations for Dutch violations More...